Morphable surfaces could cut air resistance
Adding golf ball-like dimples to surfaces could reduce drag and improve efficiency of vehicles.
Adding golf ball-like dimples to surfaces could reduce drag and improve efficiency of vehicles.
Awards given to outstanding faculty, and graduate and undergraduate students
New research discovers unexpected variations in behavior of nanotubes made of different materials.
Highest honor for MIT faculty members goes to pioneer of research on ocean’s photosynthetic organisms.
Researchers uncover secret of a ubiquitous pigment’s ability to absorb a broad spectrum of light.
Course 1 Class of 2014 designs, creates, and deploys sophisticated air quality monitoring system for MIT campus.
Program encourages new approaches to grand challenges in energy, environment, and sustainable materials and cities.
One species, a few drops of seawater, hundreds of coexisting subpopulations.
Franz-Josef Ulm's serendipitous observation leads to research linking physics and urban planning.
The flexible undergraduate program, launching this fall, mixes rigor and depth with applications to critical areas of societal importance.
Novel study uncovers the way coughs and sneezes stay airborne for long distances.
Urban transportation expertise gave team the edge to earn first- and second-place prizes in different categories.